25 September 2015

SU-100 of Vietnam : 70 Years Still Runs Fine

25 September 2015

SU-100 (Samokhodnaya Ustanovka 100) self-propelled anti-tank gun (photos : BaoDatViet, Soha)Development by Sovyet Union from the last years of World War 2, artillery SU-100 is still performing well in a number of countries, including Vietnamese Army.SU-100 is a best self-propelled anti-tank gun in the 2nd World War was developed by the Soviet Union in late stage war based on Su-85 platform.SU-100 platform uses the base frame of medium tank T-34-85, the maximum weight of 31.6 tons, 9,45m long, 3m wide, 2,25m high, operated by 4 person combat team.Armored vehicles before using 75mm cannon, 35mm thick side armor and roof 20mm thinnest.

SU-100 self-propelled artillery gun barrel equipped with powerful twisted 100mm D-10S is capable of penetrating 125mm thick armor to perpendicular to the ground at a distance of 2 km, inclined 85mm armor penetration of Panther tanks (Germany) in 1.5km.This means that the SU-100 may be do out of action any German tanks at that time, this has been nicknamed "Pizdets vsemu", roughly translated as "the end of everything."SU-100 equipped with a 12 cylinder diesel V-2-34 capacity of 500 horsepower for a maximum speed of 48km/h, a range of 320km.Similar to many other weapons systems, SU-100 are widely exported to Socialist brothers countries after World War 2, including Vietnam - used in the war against America.

Until today, SU-100 is still in service in the Vietnamese People's Army.Although SU-100 has 100 mm cannon was no longer viable with modern tanks, but it still can penetrate armor of light tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, armored personnel carrier and other vehicles.SU-100 is very well preserved by Vietnamese Army and are always in a state of combat readiness.(BaoDatViet)